Should i check the river?

[Pab]

PokerStars Game #6447155242: Tournament #32353905, $150+$12 Hold'em No Limit - Level XX (4000/8000) - 2006/09/28 - 02:30:22 (ET)
Table '32353905 37' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Paolo69 (326242 in chips)
Seat 4: johndboston (78722 in chips)
Seat 9: johnnyv5000 (403536 in chips)
Paolo69: posts the ante 400
johndboston: posts the ante 400
johnnyv5000: posts the ante 400
johndboston: posts small blind 4000
johnnyv5000: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Paolo69 [ ]
Paolo69: raises 16000 to 24000
johndboston: folds
johnnyv5000: calls 16000
*** FLOP *** [ ]
johnnyv5000: checks
Paolo69: checks
*** TURN *** [ ]

johnnyv5000: bets 40000 Paolo69: calls 40000 *** RIVER *** [ ] [] johnnyv5000: checks Paolo69: bets 50000 johnnyv5000: calls 50000 *** SHOW DOWN *** Paolo69: shows [ ] (a straight, Seven to Jack) johnnyv5000: shows [ ] (a straight, Eight to Queen) johnnyv5000 collected 233200 from pot johndboston said, "nh" *** SUMMARY *** Total pot 233200 | Rake 0 Board [ ] Seat 3: Paolo69 (button) showed [ ] and lost with a straight, Seven to Jack Seat 4: johndboston (small blind) folded before Flop Seat 9: johnnyv5000 (big blind) showed [ ] and won (233200) with a straight, Eight to Queen

[portfolio]

no.
with a str8 on board,any 2 prob calls to split so its a  potentially great value bet.

i say potentially as only you can judge your oppo from previous play,which makes your decision for you.
as ever,self analysis like this shows why your now such a class act.

gl

your old(lower limit) foe

porty

[ACE2M]

any reason for not raising the flop in position?

[Pab]

It was a standard button raise by me, im the chip leader and 3 handed so that doesnt mean i have to have a real hand. The flop is god awful and hits almost every hand he calls me with so no way im betting it. The turn card is a dream in my opinion, and unless he flopped a flush i cant see how im behind, a chop a very real possibilty. When the river now makes a straight on board and he checks to me I felt i had to bet. He is gonna call me sometimes just playing the board as well as the times we chop in my opinion. I couldnt possibly concieve how he doesnt value bet a flush or the higher straight on the river. It was a very tricky check by him, and as it turns out the one card in the deck came on the turn that was gonna provide any action after such a co-ordinated flop, that we both missed.

[TightEnd]

I'd bet there too


I'd also value bet his hand first toa ct on the river, he'll get called by a lot of people if they are playing the board.

[londonpokergirl]

I'd bet there too


I'd also value bet his hand first toa ct on the river, he'll get called by a lot of people if they are playing the board.